Singer From Classic Pop Group Dies in Hospice Care: Bernie Toorish Was 94

John “Bernie” Toorish, co-founder of the pop group The Four Lads that dominated the pre-rock radio era, has died.

The veteran musician “passed away peacefully on December 7” in hospice in North Olmsted, Ohio, per his online obituary. Toorish was 94.

The Four Lads achieved 22 Top 40 hits, according to Ideastream Public Media, including five million-sellers: “Moments to Remember,” “No, Not Much,” “Standing on the Corner,” “Who Needs You?” and “Istanbul (Not Constantinople),” which was later covered by They Might Be Giants in 1990. The group originally formed under the name Otnorots, a reverse spelling of their hometown, Toronto.

The group gained recognition performing at Le Ruban Bleu supper club in the late 1940s and later backed Johnnie Ray on his landmark 1951 hits, “Cry” and “The Litt